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As we sit down this week to give thanks, investors face a cornucopia of blessings. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economists have proclaimed the end of the worst recession since the Depression. GDP grew 2.8% in the last quarter. Full Article at Smartmoney.com
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Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials trimmed their forecasts earlier this month for the U.S. jobless rate in 2010 and 2011 as the economy rebounded while keeping their outlooks “broadly similar” to previous projections. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Barney Frank (D-MA) questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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the unemployment rate will decline only slowly if economic growth remains moderate, as I expect.
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Bernanke is faced with increasing criticism for his handling of the financial crisis and lack of transparency. Representative Ron Paul has a bill before the House demanding an accounting of what the Fed has done with all the money it is spending. Full Article at Blogging Stocks
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In a town where a good celebrity citing is Fed chief Ben Bernanke or ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, things get a little out-of-control for the White House press when they find out A.R. Rahman and Jennifer Hudson are going to be serenading guests. Full Article at Mediaite.com
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Ben Bernanke has apparently added a little stand-up comedy to his bag of tricks. This past week, Chairman Bernanke indicated his belief that there are no “obvious” asset bubbles in our economy right now. Full Article at Blogcritics.org
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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
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Ben Bernanke’s thesis was on the Great Depression, and it has had a tremendous influence on what he’s done, because he really understands that period, and it is one of the reasons he’s been so decisive
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A prolonged, uncontrolled decline in the dollar could reignite inflation in the U.S. and cripple the efforts of America's trading partners to rev up their own economies. Full Article at iStockAnalyst
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1. Empire of Liberty,by Gordon Wood 2. The Great Transformation, by Karl Polanyi 3. Masters and Commanders, by Andrew Roberts 4. Full Article at EconLog
About Ben Bernanke
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Ben Shalom Bernanke (pronounced \ber-NAN-kee\, \bər-'nan-kē\ or \bɚ.ˈnæn.ki\) (born December 13, 1953) is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. Bernanke succeeded Alan Greenspan on February 1, 2006. He is ranked 4th most powerful person in the world in an annual ranking by Newsweek. Full Article
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the unemployment rate will decline only slowly if economic growth remains moderate, as I expect.
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Ben Bernanke’s thesis was on the Great Depression, and it has had a tremendous influence on what he’s done, because he really understands that period, and it is one of the reasons he’s been so decisive
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All financial regulators, including of course the Federal Reserve, must take a hard look at the experience of the past two years, correct identified shortcomings, and improve future performance
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Ben Bernanke turns out to have better political instincts than anybody thought ... They accept the fact that I know what I’m doing up here.
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We at the Federal Reserve look forward to working closely with the congress as the legislative process evolves
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Fewer than one in 10 cited Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, despite high marks for his performance as a central banker
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The Federal Reserve supports these initiatives. The structure of capital requirements should also be reviewed
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Ben Bernanke at the Fed should take a look at what they're doing and issue guidelines so that the Federal Reserve banks around the country don't commit the same error again
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Compensation practices at some banking organizations have led to misaligned incentives and excessive risk-taking, contributing to bank losses and financial instability ... The Federal Reserve is working to ensure that compensation packages appropriately tie rewards to longer-term performance and do not ...
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It all adds up ... There are not too many 'green shoots,' to quote (Federal Reserve Board Chairman) Ben Bernanke, that one can point to with confidence.
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At this point, while risks to the economic outlook certainly remain, Asia appears to be leading the global recovery
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I offer my sincere apology to Linda Robertson, an adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ... I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women.
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By and large, countries in Asia came into the crisis with fairly strong macroeconomic fundamentals
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Paul Krugman, Milton Friedman, Ben Bernanke, all travelled to Japan and bashed Japan left and right
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Asia appears to be leading the global recovery ... Recent data from the region suggest that a strong rebound is, in fact, under way.
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Senior monetary officials usually talk in code. So when Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, spoke recently about Asia, international imbalances and the financial crisis, he didn't specifically criticize China's outrageous currency policy.
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My colleagues at the Federal Reserve and I believe that accommodative policies will likely be warranted for an extended period.
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Oftentimes, you hear people talk about [Federal Reserve Chairman] Ben Bernanke as though he were the lead actor ... One of the revelations for me throughout the reporting process is that the real lead actors when it came to making these deals happen were [Treasury Secretary] Hank [Paulson] and Tim. Tim ...
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Beginning on December 17, 2008, we participated in several discussions with management of Bank of America about its plans to acquire Merrill Lynch ... The discussion did not encompass compensation levels or bonuses of Merrill Lynch employees.
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He has also been Visiting Professor at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he shared an office with then Assistant Professor Ben Bernanke.
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Beginning on December 17, 2008, we participated in several discussions with management of Bank of America about its plans to acquire Merrill Lynch ... The discussion did not encompass compensation levels or bonuses of Merrill Lynch employees.
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We very much share that view expressed by the Treasury secretary and we also share the views expressed by (Federal Reserve chairman) Ben Bernanke
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Overall the Federal Reserve has a wide range of tools for tightening monetary policy when the economic outlook requires us to do so
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We're going to have to tighten our belts until we see real change ... Not Ben Bernanke changes.
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best vested with a single agency ... I believe that the expertise we have developed in supervising large, diversified and interconnected banking organisations ... makes the Federal Reserve well suited to serve as the consolidated supervisor.
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